WorksheetsPoetry & Nothing Gold Can Stay
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
In the SIFT method, what are the five elements of poetry that you should look at closely to understand what a poem is about?
symbolism, imagery, figurative language, theme, and tone
rhyme scheme, stanza type, imagery, tone, and mood
stanza pattern, meter, rhythm, theme, and tone
Match the followingYou read about examples of color used to create vivid visual images. Other images in poetry are often designed to appeal to a variety of senses. Match each word to the sense it appeals to.
crash
hear
gloomy
see
musty
smell
bitter
taste
soft
touch
Which of these sentences contains a metaphor?
I hope I’m like my Aunt Sarah when I am her age: she’s a peach.
Sam gasped loudly as he took in the news about the bus accident.
The billowy blue fabric of her dress wafted in the breeze.
The snow-capped mountain dominated the distant horizon.
What is a symbol?
a sign
something representing something else
an object
characters in a story
Ana had spent an unhappy night of tossing and turning. Yesterday, the wrong move had caused her to lose the volleyball match. As she sat up in bed the next morning, she could see the sun just peeking over the bushes in her back yard. As the sun rose higher and shined more brightly, Ana felt her spirits lifting. Feeling her confidence return, Ana thought to herself, I know I can work harder, and I'll make the team forget yesterday ever happened.
In this passage, the rising sun symbolizes—
Ana's house
volleyball
a second chance
a sleepless night
One hot summer day, a weary fox padded down a dusty road, desperate for food and drink. He had traveled for miles without finding so much as a berry to nibble or a puddle of water to sip from.
Suddenly, a beautiful aroma filled the air. The fox sniffed and sniffed, his mouth watering in anticipation. Then he looked up. Several feet above him, trailing along a trellis, was a vine full of juicy grapes.
The fox jumped up, but he could not reach them. Then he backed up, took a running start, and leaped as high as he could. Still, the grapes remained out of reach. Again and again, he tried, with no success.
Finally, exhausted and faint from his efforts, the fox gave up and went on his way. "Oh, well," he sneered, "no big loss. I could tell those grapes were sour anyway."
In this passage, the grapes symbolize—
something that a person wants but can't have
a desire to be happy and independent
a delicious, satisfying meal
a decision that is difficult to make
What is a simile?
a comparison using the words "like" or "as"
a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"
An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another
a type of poem in which two things are compared
Which of the following sentences contains a simile?
The mouse was quiet
The mouse was whisper-quiet
The mouse was quiet as a whisper
The mouse's footsteps sounded whispery
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"
A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"
An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another
A type of poem in which two things are compared
Which of the following could be added to the phrase, "My cat is black" to form a simile?
And furry
All over
In color
As ink
Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?
The house was a carnival
The house was noisy like a carnival
The house had a carnival-like atmosphere
The carnival moved into the house
Her hardest hue to hold.
Personification is giving human qualities or traits to non-human things. What is being personified here?
Colors
Flowers
Mother Nature
Sunrise
(think about what it means non-literally)
The rhyme scheme of the poem is
AABBCCDD
AABBAABB
ABCDABCD
ABABABAB
